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EN 1.8965 Steel vs. EN 1.4959 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.8965 steel and EN 1.4959 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 47% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.8965 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4959 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 16
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Shear Strength, MPa 350
430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 340
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
1090
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.6
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.0
31
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.8
5.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 25
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 52
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 78
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 300
96
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.030
0.25 to 0.65
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.19
0.050 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0.35 to 0.85
19 to 22
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 0.2 to 0.6
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 94.6 to 99
39.4 to 50.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.45 to 1.6
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.35
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.7
30 to 34
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.065
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.55
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.12
0.25 to 0.65
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.14
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.17
0